A number of shorter works that I have written over the years for which I never signed off the electronic rights - mostly because they didn't exist then!
Some started out as academic articles and have been rewritten to appeal to a broader audience. Others were written in a popular style, but were tucked away in newsletters that were not archived or on defunct web sites.

Around the Tao in 80 Days is a collection of translations of the Tao Te Ching, and an accompanying commentary by Trey Smith and Alex Paul. It offers a plain-english expansion on the ideas in the original text, with a penchant for everyday wisdom.

Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic brings classical teachings alive and helps us move our rewarding experience of yoga beyond the mat and meditation cushion and into the whole of life.
For modern yogis feeling challenged in our efforts to remain deeply spiritual, contemplative, and centered amid the stresses and complications of urban life, this book serves as both inspiration and guide.

The constant, underlying theme of the essays in this book is the crucial need for unconditional devotion to Universal Good as a prerequisite for traveling on the spiritual Path. These jeweled essays in Buddhi Yoga are universal in scope and embody Universal Good, and each of the articles will be found to contain priceless jewels of great philosophical insight and practical advice.

The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China is an easy to read and fascinating look at how many of the strategies and tactics mentioned by Sun Tzu in his book The Art Of War, were employed in ancient times.

Demystifying Confucianism explains Confucianism through classic novels. People of East Asia learn Confucian morality first through stories, rather than through the Analects. By introducing and explaining the classic stories and their relevance in the contemporary society, Demystifying Confucianism offers an easier way to understand East Asian culture.
2012 Dan Poynter's Ebook Awards Finalist.

This book outlines compelling factors that point to the Art of War as an anthology of China’s ancient military philosophy rather than the work of one individual. The exposition is followed by a translation of the thirteen chapters that make up the ancient text, with added chapter sections to indicate where there appears to be a tenuous connection of certain lines within each chapter.

"Banned Secret Strategies of the Ancient Chinese !"
Imagine a book of ancient strategies so dangerous that a Chinese emperor of the past banned all mention of these strategies from the history books. Why ? Because they describe some of the most cunning and most devious strategies ever devised by the mind of man, and that they could possible morally corrupt all who read them.

As a canon, the "Dao-De Jing" is a symbolic work and its symbols transcend its context. When this is properly understood, all 81 sections of it divided into nine divisions and two halves have universal application. Any attempt to translate them with no account taken of the numerological and symbolical systems means to remove them entirely from canonical context and narrow the field of application.

If Sun Tzu played pocket billiards, this is how he would apply war strategies and tactics to pocket billiards. Consider that the pool table is really a rectangular battlefield. Your opponent is there to win. Are you? Learn how to be your own general and direct your actions so that you can win more games.

Buddhism is a system of philosophical thought that eschews metaphysics. It advocates staying within the range of experience when attempting to establish the truth about our world and our place in the world. This book is mostly concerned with the facets found in Buddhism today which were never part of the original Buddhist teachings.

Innumerable thoughts develop in mind while teaching the students of literature in a classroom but it is not always possible to transfer all the ideas which suddenly crop up in a teacher’s mind, and as a result such ideas continue to be stored in sleeping memory.

New York Interviews: First Thoughts is a wise and exciting collection of interviews from a variety of artists and writers, scholars and scientists – people such as Jane Goodall (chimp-human connection), Huston Smith (world religion), Allen Ginsberg (creativity and Buddhism), Salima Ikram (mummies), James Carse (Gnostic Gospels), E. L. Doctorow (history and fiction) and many others.

This book captures the essence of ancient Indian scriptures – Eleven Upanishads, Bhagavad Geeta and the Manu Smrti - analyzing them from today’s point of view. It also cross references several other scriptures such as Yoga, Sänkhya etc. Precise English translations of the original texts are given.
This book gives a wealth of information and surely a key to the treasure of ancient Indian scriptures

It would be easy to spend an entire lifetime studying and contemplating the various source documents of the Zen tradition. The selections herein, including works of Nargajuna, Bodhidharma, Hsin Hsin Ming, Dogen, and Hua Hai capture the full flavor and essence of Zen and can easily stand as both the beginning and terminus of one’s studies.